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The fallout from an Indiana law that basically legalizes homophobic discrimination has reached the sports world, just as the state's capital is set to host the Final Four. After Gov. Mike Pence, R, signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law Thursday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association released a statement in response: “The NCAA national office and our members are deeply committed to providing an inclusive environment for all our events. We are especially concerned about how this legislation could affect our student-athletes and employees. We will work diligently to assure student-athletes competing in, and visitors attending, next week's...

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The fallout from an Indiana law that basically legalizes homophobic discrimination has reached the sports world, just as the state's capital is set to host the Final Four.
After Gov. Mike Pence, R, signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act...

With each appearance this spring, pitcher Brad Hand has made his argument for being on the Miami Marlins' Opening Day roster.
The left-hander, has located his pitches well and has been effective against batters on both side of the plate.
In a 7-1 loss...

For the third time in five years, Shabazz Napier will be at the Final Four.
If nothing else, that should have the Miami Heat rookie point guard in an NCAA Tournament state of mind these days.
Or not.
"I've been watching it," Napier said after...

— As they walked off the court arm-in-arm after their season ending-loss, Hurricanes basketball coach Katie Meier and point guard Jessica Thomas stopped for a moment and turned.
Together, they stood in the corner of Carver Hawkeye Arena and let...

The Hurricanes as an 11-seed in the NCAA Tournament? Iowa’s Lisa Bluder isn’t buying it.
Bluder, a 31-year veteran, had nothing but high praise for Miami on Saturday ahead of the teams’ second-round NCAA Tournament matchup, set for Sunday at noon on...

During the last week of the regular season, things went awry for the Hurricanes.
They lost four straight games, including three by a combined five points. They limped into the ACC Tournament not playing the kind of basketball they wanted. Though they...

— For the Hurricanes, the last two weeks have been filled with anxious moments.
First, it was 10 days of wondering if they'd gotten off the bubble and were in the NCAA Tournament.
Monday night, once they learned they'd be making their fourth...

Not long after the Hurricanes learned they’d earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament, Miami women’s basketball coach Katie Meier let out the kind of relieved sigh that left little doubt about how stressful the previous 10 days had been while the...

— Minutes after her accident, Adrienne Motley knew exactly who she had to call.As she stepped out of her mangled car not far from Miami's campus, the Hurricanes guard understood there wasn't much her family in Virginia could do to help. She didn't want to...

It's been quite an exciting and eventful year for Scheck Hillel Community School's athletic program in North Miami Beach.
The Jewish school completed its new state-of-the-art Athletic Complex this year. Also, senior Aaron Franco, co-captain of the...

Not long after his team finished a disappointing 6-7 season, Hurricanes coach Al Golden said he was evaluating his entire program and he expected to make changes.
He hasn’t been wrong – there have been tweaks in how Miami runs its practices,...

The Hurricanes baseball team capped a perfect week with a three-game sweep of ACC rival N.C. State on Sunday afternoon and a day later, one player earned conference recognition for his performance.
Miami third baseman David Thompson was named ACC...

Buzzer shots, overtime and bracket-busting upsets — it’s called March Madness for a reason. With Kentucky chasing the first undefeated season in almost four decades, this year’s bracket could be a defining story of a Goliath champion — or the David who...

— In the days ahead of the Hurricanes' opening game of the ACC Tournament, neither coach Jim Larrañaga nor Angel Rodriguez could say whether the point guard, who is nursing a sprained right wrist, would be able to play in what could be the...

It’s time for March Madness and the NFL draft, placing college basketball and football squarely in the national spotlight once again.
Both of us will join millions of other Americans in cheering for our favorite schools and players but, as observers...

A little more than a week ago, Katie Meier shook her head after a 66-65 loss to then No. 17 North Carolina and said quite simply, “It’s February. … we're glad to be relevant in February though.”
The calendar has since flipped to March, but the same...

— Tonye Jekiri is the only player on the current Miami Hurricanes roster who was a part of the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference championship team. He will take his experiences and new-found passion for basketball into Saturday's game against the No. 15...

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But it wasn't until after he arrived in South Florida that the Hurricanes' sharp-shooting guard discovered just how intense it could be when the two schools met in,...

Though Signing Day has come and gone, there's still an opportunity for high school football players to continue their education and play football.The 21st Palm Beach County Recruiting Fair will be held this Wednesday and Thursday at John I. Leonard...